Rural Assistance Center

Supports research on environmental and policy strategies designed to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among groups at highest risk for obesity: Black, Latino, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander children, and children who live in lower-income communities. Geographic
coverage: Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Offers funding to help tribes and tribal leaders harness the power of AmeriCorps members who can help address pressing challenges of the community. Priorities include post-secondary opportunity, economic development, disaster services, veterans and military families, healthy futures, and environmental stewardship. Geographic
coverage: Nationwide -- Corporation for National and Community Service

Funding to support collaborative efforts involving rural healthcare providers and their communities to support physical activity and wellness for people of all ages in North Dakota. Geographic
coverage: North Dakota -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

Funding to support collaborative efforts involving rural healthcare providers and their communities to support physical activity and wellness for people of all ages in North Dakota. Geographic
coverage: North Dakota -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

Supports innovative, culturally sensitive approaches to prevent obesity and improve nutrition and physical activity in American Indian communities. Geographic
coverage: Nationwide -- Association of American Indian Physicians

Offers a fellowship to foster the advancement of social justice through participation in healthcare advocacy work that focuses on the unique challenges facing many communities of color. Geographic
coverage: Nationwide -- Families USA

Offers forgivable loans to residents enrolled in an accredited Family Practice or Family Medicine Residency Program located in Oklahoma who agrees to practice in a rural community of Oklahoma upon completion of his/her residency. Geographic
coverage: Oklahoma -- Physician Manpower Training Commission

Provides qualifying physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives an incentive payment in return for three continuous years of practice in an eligible rural community in South Dakota. Geographic
coverage: South Dakota -- South Dakota Office of Rural Health

Offers forgivable loans to licensed practical or registered nurse students who agree to practice in a licensed nursing home or intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities in Minnesota. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Offers loan repayment for students completing their final year of master's or doctoral education who plan to become allied healthcare educators at a postsecondary allied healthcare program in Minnesota. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Offers loan repayment assistance to pharmacy students and residents who agree to serve a designated rural area of Minnesota upon graduation. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Offers loan repayment for students in their final year of an initial licensure preparing them to become midlevel practitioners, and who agree to practice in a designated rural area of Minnesota. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Provides funds for repayment of loans to dental students, residents, or licensed dentists who plan to practice in Minnesota and offer services to patients enrolled in state public programs or receiving a sliding fee. Geographic
coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Provides scholarships to California residents who are enrolled in an accredited Vocational Nurse degree program and agree to work in a medically underserved area of California upon graduation. Geographic
coverage: California -- Health Professions Education Foundation

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